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Large differences among the recent increases in the cost of powering gasoline, diesel, and electric vehicles

Green Car Congress

This post examines the recent changes in the costs of powering gasoline, diesel, and electric vehicles. The expectation was that the cost of electricity had recently increased much less than the costs of gasoline and diesel. Electricity. $/g. by Michael Sivak, Sivak Applied Research. Month (2022).

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New battery-electric vehicles take 5.7% share in Europe in Q1; hybrids 18.4%, gasoline 42.2% , diesel 23.2%

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In the first quarter of 2021, hybrid electric vehicles made up 18.4% Demand for electrically-chargeable cars also increased in Q1: battery-electric vehicles made up 5.7% Sales of traditional fossil-fuel cars continued to decrease in the European Union, although gasoline and diesel still made up 65.4%

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Electric vehicles outperformed diesel in this winter’s extreme cold

Electrek

In Colorado’s West Grand School District, electric school buses didn’t perform as well as their diesel counterparts. A lot of fuss was made this winter when some Tesla owners in Chicago experienced difficulty charging – but that wasn’t the experience for the majority of EV owners. They performed better.

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New York City to invest $420M in electric vehicles and infrastructure; all-electric fleet by 2035

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The City of New York will invest $420 million in electric vehicles, charging infrastructure, and alternative fuels to accelerate the transition to an all-electric municipal vehicle fleet. Install at least 1,776 fast electric vehicle chargers spanning all five boroughs by 2030.

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Electric vehicle fires are rare, risk for petrol and diesel vehicles at least 20 times higher

The Driven EV News

As electric vehicle numbers grow, recent reports might lead some people to fear fire risks will increase. The post Electric vehicle fires are rare, risk for petrol and diesel vehicles at least 20 times higher appeared first on The Driven. The data suggests the opposite is true.

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Babcock to support British Army with electric vehicle conversion and trials

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International defense company Babcock International has been awarded a one-year contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) to help the British Army understand the applications and constraints of electric propulsion. I’m excited to see how the converted Land Rovers perform in a test environment against diesel and hybrid equivalents.

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Electric vehicles outperformed diesel in this winter’s extreme cold

Baua Electric

In Colorado’s West Grand School District, electric school buses didn’t perform as well as their diesel counterparts. It’s little wonder that the Kremmling school district is pleased with the performance of its electric bus. And, in the case of diesel, the vehicles might not start at all in Colorado’s bitter winter cold.

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